Editorial photo #3623778 Religion and Belief
Hundreds Wait To See Tomos In Kyiv
People stand in a line to look at a Tomos - document, signed by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, which proclaims Ukraines church independence from Russia after the Christmass mass at the St.Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 16, 2018. The United Local Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine was officially created on January 6, 2019 after Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew handed over the crozier and tomos, which proclaims Ukraines church independence from Russia to its head Metropolitan Epiphanius. (Photo by Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto)